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TIL that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy in about 4.5 billion years

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Rana TIL that when President Kennedy asked the Mexican ambassador to declare Cuba a threat to their security he replied that “40 million Mexicans will die laughing.”
BVZr TIL Most cheerleading apparel and equipment brands in the USA are owned by just one company, which also owns almost all of the regulatory bodies, and also runs the national competitions.
0gv5 TIL a man names Chuck Feeney gave away over 99% of his $6.3 billion to help underprivileged kids go to college. He is now worth $2 million.
697A7 TIL British Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe paid hitmen to kill his former lover Norman Josiffe in the 1970s
a8gW9 TIL that dingos are considered by many to be a distinct species, Canis dingo. Making it the only native terrestrial animal in the order Carnivora.